Keys Collection (#7)

Photograph of Cross Keys PH, Chadwell St Mary, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Fragment of a banner of miners from Tyrol, 15th century
Fragment of a banner of silver and copper miners from Tyrol, late 15th century. St. George kills a dragon next to a scarlet eagle

Spanner for a wheel-lock gun, c. 1600-50 (steel)
490954 Spanner for a wheel-lock gun, c.1600-50 (steel) by German School, (17th century); 16.4x4.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; German, out of copyright

Smith, from Game of Chess by William Caxton, pub. 1480 (woodcut) (sepia photo)
STC347530 Smith, from Game of Chess by William Caxton, pub. 1480 (woodcut) (sepia photo) by English School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Caricature of Hernani written by Victor Hugo and directed by Auguste Vacquerie
REV287633 Caricature of Hernani written by Victor Hugo and directed by Auguste Vacquerie, illustration from the front cover of La Lune, 30th June 1867 (colour litho) by Gill

St. Peter and St. Mary Magdalene, detail from the Santa Lucia triptych (tempera on panel)
BAT76686 St. Peter and St. Mary Magdalene, detail from the Santa Lucia triptych (tempera on panel) by Crivelli, Carlo (c.1430/35-1495); Santa Lucia, Montefiori dell Aso

Portrait of James VII of Scotland, II of England (1633-1701
STC94859 Portrait of James VII of Scotland, II of England (1633-1701) engraved by George Vertue (1684-1756) (engraving) by Kneller

Jack The Giant Killer (lantern slide)
6032304 Jack The Giant Killer (lantern slide) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of a set of Coloured Lantern Slides telling the story of Jack The Giant Killer)

Layout of the keys of the monumental organ of St Peters Basilica, Rome (litho)
5997028 Layout of the keys of the monumental organ of St Peters Basilica, Rome (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Citizens Visiting the Bastille, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving)
2966823 Citizens Visiting the Bastille, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spanner for a wheel-lock gun, c. 1600-25 (steel)
490906 Spanner for a wheel-lock gun, c.1600-25 (steel) by German School, (17th century); 15.5x7.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; German, out of copyright

A young man working in the Harrington Piano Co. factory, 1907 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381269 A young man working in the Harrington Piano Co. factory, 1907 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 25.4x20.3 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Detail from the Last Judgement, Sistine Chapel (fresco)
ALI405727 Detail from the Last Judgement, Sistine Chapel (fresco) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Design for the cover of The British Barbarians by Grant Allen (litho)
KDC397359 Design for the cover of The British Barbarians by Grant Allen (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maquette for a Key Bow with a Cupid Whispering to a Seated Girl
833463 Maquette for a Key Bow with a Cupid Whispering to a Seated Girl: three sketches for the Central Group (plaster) by Gilbert

The Penitent Saint Peter, c. 1590-95 (oil on canvas)
873281 The Penitent Saint Peter, c.1590-95 (oil on canvas) by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); 125.1 x107.63 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Anne R

Christ of the Apocalypse, Crypt of Anagni Cathedral, 1237 (fresco)
703222 Christ of the Apocalypse, Crypt of Anagni Cathedral, 1237 (fresco) by Friar Romanus (fl.1237); Anagni Cathedral, Anagni, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

U. S. troops learn cryptography, Tarawa, Papua New Guinea, June 1943 (sepia photo)
696846 U.S. troops learn cryptography, Tarawa, Papua New Guinea, June 1943 (sepia photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms Lat 919 fol. 96 St. Peter Leading Jean de France (1340-1416
BLY159984 Ms Lat 919 fol.96 St. Peter Leading Jean de France (1340-1416) Duke of Berry into Paradise, from the Grandes Heures de Duc de Berry

Copy of a medieval original depicting January, from the Occupations of the Months
BLY199114 Copy of a medieval original depicting January, from the Occupations of the Months, from the Chapelle de Pritz, Laval (fresco) by French School

A Dominican Steward, 1526
KAB76934 A Dominican Steward, 1526 by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); Museo Civico, Treviso, Italy; eDario Grimaldi; Italian, out of copyright

Holy Family
AII79406 Holy Family by Salimbeni, Ventura di Arcangelo (1567/8-1613); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Apostle Peter, c. 1500 (tempera on poplar wood)
BFM286789 The Apostle Peter, c.1500 (tempera on poplar wood) by Romano, Antoniazzo (c.1430-1512); 107.5x36.5 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg

The Surrender of Breda, 1625, c. 1635 (oil on canvas) (detail of 30730)
BBC210793 The Surrender of Breda, 1625, c.1635 (oil on canvas) (detail of 30730) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); Prado, Madrid

Inside view of the Poultry Compter, 1811, a London prison in Cheapside operated from medieval times to 1815. This particular building was built soon after the great Fire of London, 1666

Bluebeard and his wife, illustration for Bluebeard
PER190839 Bluebeard and his wife, illustration for Bluebeard by Charles Perrault (1628-1703) (colour engraving) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Fountain of the Four Rivers, detail of the coat of arms of Innocent X (1574-1655)
XJL187599 The Fountain of the Four Rivers, detail of the coat of arms of Innocent X (1574-1655), 1648-51 (stone) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy; Italian

Portrait of Caballero Teodoro de Croix (1730-92) Viceroy of Peru and Chile (oil on canvas
MAE181388 Portrait of Caballero Teodoro de Croix (1730-92) Viceroy of Peru and Chile (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (18th century); Chateau Franc-Waret, Ardennes

St. Genevieve Praying to Avert the Coming of Attila and his Huns (oil on panel)
CHT178723 St. Genevieve Praying to Avert the Coming of Attila and his Huns (oil on panel) by French School, (17th century); Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle, Paris

Chinese keys or fingerroot, Boesenbergia rotunda (Kaempferia pandurata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Sugar Maple (colour litho)
AQS256864 Sugar Maple (colour litho) by Redoute, Henri Joseph (1766-1852) (after); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy, American Antiquarian Society; French

Window depicting genealogical figures including Obed (stained glass)
PC345041 Window depicting genealogical figures including Obed (stained glass) by English School; Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, UK; English, out of copyright

Woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century
Servant woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century. She wears a redezilla, a headdress of silk net, a check fichu, chemise, petticoat and black apron

Christs Charge to St. Peter (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) (PRE RESTORATION)
SC33707 Christs Charge to St. Peter (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) (PRE RESTORATION) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Keys rhododendron, Rhododendron keysii. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Cinderella, sleeping (chromolitho)
732867 Cinderella, sleeping (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cinderella, sleeping.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Inside a cabinet piano, Broadwood piano factory, London 1842
The action or internal mechanism of a cabinet pianoforte, Broadwood piano factory, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. 1842

Piano keys and action, Broadwood piano factory, London 1842
Square pianoforte keys and treble action, at the Broadwood piano factory, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. 1842

Man at work, Broadwood piano factory, London 1842
Man at work cutting keys, at the Broadwood piano factory, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. 1842

The Doorkeeper of the Hopital des Joieuses (engraving)
3648079 The Doorkeeper of the Hopital des Joieuses (engraving) by Goez, Joseph Franz von (1754-1815) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Doorkeeper of the Hopital des Joieuses)

Key-cutter at work (engraving)
3654609 Key-cutter at work (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Key-cutter at work. Illustration for The Penny Magazine (1842).); © Look and Learn

Henry the Fourth enters his Capital (colour litho)
2787352 Henry the Fourth enters his Capital (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry the Fourth enters his Capital)

The Musical Slavey (b / w photo)
3094554 The Musical Slavey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Musical Slavey)

Woman scolding her husband (colour litho)
3094175 Woman scolding her husband (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman scolding her husband. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Locking the Tower Gates, saluting the Keys (b / w photo)
3091580 Locking the Tower Gates, saluting the Keys (b/w photo) by Stone, J. Benjamin (1838-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Locking the Tower Gates, saluting the Keys)

Buonaparte at Rome giving an Audience in State, pub. 1797 (hand coloured engraving)
2489539 Buonaparte at Rome giving an Audience in State, pub. 1797 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bookbinder (engraving)
2801946 Bookbinder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bookbinder. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Gold watch with key owned by Napoleon, c. 1815 (gold & other metal)
1268541 Gold watch with key owned by Napoleon, c.1815 (gold & other metal) by Breguet, Abraham Louis (1747-1823); National Army Museum

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"Unlocking the Past: A Journey through Key Moments in History" The Statue of St Peter at Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano stands tall, holding the keys to heaven. Who knew that a cat could play a piano? These feline paws dance across the keys, creating a whimsical melody. The Yost Light Running Typewriter No. 15 revolutionized writing with its smooth keystrokes and efficient design. Fortune favors those who dare to press on, just like typewriter keys striking against paper. Sea Scouts from 1st Suva Group in Fiji proudly wear their badges of honor, symbolizing their dedication and leadership skills. Ptolemais was bestowed upon Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart on July 13th, 1191 - an ancient key unlocking alliances between kingdoms. The "@" sign on a computer keyboard has become synonymous with the internet - connecting people worldwide with just one click. As clarinet melodies fill the air, each key is carefully pressed by skilled hands, producing enchanting tunes reminiscent of the 19th century era. Newton meters delicately measure objects' weight as they rest upon scales - revealing hidden truths about mass and gravity's influence over us all. HANSENs TYPEWRITER from 1880 represents an era when words were crafted meticulously by hand-operated machines – each key stroke leaving its mark on history. Susi sits gracefully at her piano, her nimble fingers gliding effortlessly across ivory keys as music fills every corner of the room with joyous sounds Messrs Chubb & Son factory engraving transports us back to Glengall Road in 1868 where skilled craftsmen shaped raw materials into sturdy locks and secure futures. In this diverse collection of images lies a common thread – "keys. " Whether physical or symbolic, these keys unlock stories, melodies, alliances, and even the internet itself.